Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Daughters be gone, and hie you to the church, And I will hie me down unto the key, To see what Merchandise is come ashore. Why how now my Lord, what in a dump, To see these damsels pass away so soon? Trust me my friend I must confess to thee, I took so much delight in these fair dames, As I do wish they had not gone so soon, But if thou canst, resolve me what they be, And what old man it was that went with them, For I do long to see them once again. I cannot blame your honour good my lord, For they are both lovely, wise, fair and young, And one of them the youngest of the three I long have loved (sweet friend) and she loved me, But never yet we could not find a means How we might compass our desired joys. Why, is not her father willing to the match? Yes trust me, but he hath solemnly sworn, His eldest daughter first shall be espoused, Before he grants his youngest leave to love, And therefore he that means to get their loves, Must first provide for her if he will speed, And he that hath her shall be fettered so, As good be wedded to the devil himself, For such a scold as she did never live, And till that she be sped none else can speed, Which makes me think that all my labours lost, And whosoe'er can get her firm good will, A large dowry he shall be sure to have, For her father is a man of mighty wealth, And an ancient Citizen of the town, And that was he that went along with them. But he shall keep her still by my advise, And yet I needs must love his second daughter The image of honour and Nobility, In whose sweet person is comprised the some Of nature's skill and heavenly majesty. I like your choice, and glad you chose not mine, Then if you like to follow on your love, We must devise a means and find some one That will attempt to wed this devilish scold, And I do know the man. Come hither boy, Go your ways sirrah to Ferando's house, Desire him take the pains to come to me, For I must speak with him immediately. I will sir, and fetch him presently. A man I think will fit her humour right, As blunt in speech as she is sharp of tongue, And he I think will match her every way, And yet he is a man of wealth sufficient, And for his person worth as good as she, And if he compass her to be his wife, Then may we freely visit both our loves.
seed 43: T6 · seed 44: T7 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Daughters be gone, and hie you to ye church, And I will hie me downe vnto the key, To ſee what Marchandiſe is come a ſhore. Why how now my Lord, what in a dumpe, To ſee theſe damſels paſſe away ſo ſoone? Truſt me my friend I muſt confeſſe to thee, I tooke ſo much delight in theſe faire dames, As I doo wiſh they had not gone ſo ſoone, But if thou canſt, reſolue me what they be, And what old man it was that went with them, For I doo long to ſee them once againe. I cannot blame your honor good my lord, For they are both louely, wiſe, faire and yong, And one of them the yoongeſt of the three I long haue lou'd (ſweet friend) and ſhe lou'd me, But neuer yet we could not find a meanes How we might compaſſe our deſired ioyes. Why, is not her father willing to the match? Yes truſt me, but he hath ſolemnlie ſworne, His eldeſt daughter firſt ſhall be eſpowſde, Before he grauntes his yoongeſt leaue to loue, And therefore he that meanes to get their loues, Muſt firſt prouide for her if he will ſpeed, And he that hath her ſhall be fettred ſo, As good be wedded to the diuell himſelfe, For ſuch a skould as ſhe did neuer liue, And till that ſhe be ſped none elſe can ſpeed, Which makes me thinke that all my labours loſt, And whoſoere can get hir firme good will, A large dowrie he ſhall be ſure to haue, For her father is a man of mightie wealth, And an ancient Cittizen of the towne, And that was he that went along with them. But he ſhall keepe hir ſtill by my aduiſe, And yet I needs muſt loue his ſecond daughter The image of honor and Nobilitie, In whoſe ſweet perſon is compriſde the ſomme Of natures skill and heauenlie maieſtie. I like your choiſe, and glad you choſe not mine, Then if you like to follow on your loue, We muſt deuiſe a meanes and find ſome one That will attempt to wed this deuiliſh skould, And I doo know the man. Come hither boy, Go your waies ſirha to Ferandoes houſe, Deſire him take the paines to come to me, For I muſt ſpeake with him immediatlie. I will ſir, and fetch him preſentlie. A man I thinke will fit hir humor right, As blunt in ſpeech as ſhe is ſharpe of toong, And he I thinke will match hir euerie waie, And yet he is a man of wealth ſufficient, And for his perſon worth as good as ſhe, And if he compaſſe hir to be his wife, Then may we freelie viſite both our loues.